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NBCHS take senior football opener with stout defence, late heroics

Strong defence, solid special teams and timely offense was the recipe for success for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings Thursday evening, as the senior football team won t...

Sep 17, 2021

472 new COVID-19 cases, 223 total hospitalizations

The Government of Saskatchewan reported 472 new COVID-19 cases in Friday's update. Out of the new cases, 383 were unvaccinated cases. Of children 12 years old and under who are not yet eligible to get...

Sep 17, 2021

Moe again defends timing of government’s decisions on COVID

Where is the apology?That has been a popular question raised over the past 24 hours since Premier Scott Moe unveiled more COVID-19 measures.Some critics claim Moe should have apologized for not puttin...

Sep 17, 2021

‘Too little, too late’: NDP Leader Ryan Meili on new measures in Sask.

NDP Leader Ryan Meili is describing Saskatchewan's new COVID-19 measures as "too little, too late."The leader of the opposition released a statement in response to the new measures announced by Premie...

Sep 17, 2021

Battlefords leaders weigh in on masking, vaccine announcement

A mixture of satisfaction, disappointment and curiosity has hit the Battlefords since the Government of Saskatchewan's announcement on Thursday afternoon.Mandatory masking is returning to all public i...

Sep 16, 2021

Sweetgrass First Nation reporting 20 active COVID-19 cases

Sweetgrass First Nation is currently dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak.Dr. Ibrahim Khan, a regional medical health officer for Indigenous Services Canada, said in a statement the outbreak has been decl...

Sep 16, 2021

Province reports 439 new cases of COVID-19, 80 per cent among the unvaccinated

The province is reporting another high case day of 439 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.Sixty-five per cent of cases, 285 of the 439, are in residents who are under 40 years old with nearly 100 new cas...

Sep 16, 2021

City approves budget to develop inclusiveness plan

The City of North Battleford wants to unfurl the welcome mat to people of all ancestries and unique cultures, and those who are marginalized in society, to make them feel more at home and safe in the ...

Sep 16, 2021

NBCHS Vikings to kick off football season Thursday in Saskatoon

High school football is officially back in the Battlefords. The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings will kick off their football season Thursday evening in Saskatoon. Taking on ...

Sep 16, 2021

Mandatory masking, vaccine passports coming to Saskatchewan

Just over two months after dropping all COVID-19 public health measures - and with new and active cases increasing at a high rate - Saskatchewan is bringing one measure back and instituting another.In...

Sep 16, 2021